AS THE FROGS GO

... so will go the rest of us. Amphibians are an indicator species, and they are “going” at an alarming rate

By Alanna Mitchell Illustration Pete Ryan
BIGGER PICTURE


THE TINY CHIRIQUI HARLEQUIN FROG, WITH ITS sinuous, often bicolour markings, was last spotted in western Costa Rica in 1996. By 2022, it was declared officially extinct, according to the second global assessment of amphibians published in October 2023,...

Read latest Canadian Wildlife online.

Online newspapers at PressDisplay. Newspapers from Canada
Newspapers in English